Comments on: Resources for Writers – An Appendix from my Forthcoming Book, Success Beyond Royalties

By: Ned Barnett

Ned Barnett — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:08:20 +0000

Jean – another thought – I have seen your name and read your comments on Shelley’s Author Audience Academy Facebook page, and am impressed with your insights there. I’m proud that you sought out my website and my blogs. FYI, I finished the first draft of my next book, “Write Now!” (about how published authors can make money and generate press-driven leads even if their book doesn’t sell well (though half the book is about using tried-and-true methods of selling a lot of books), and I will be publishing 20 or so more blogs based on contents from that book. So please check back. Now, my virtual coffee break coming to an end, I’m going back to Shelley’s online webinar on marketing effectively, and in the spirit of the Lord, which makes all kinds of sense to me.

Speaking of the Lord, may God bless you, your writing and your family on this glorious new year He has just given us.

Ned in Nevada

By: Ned Barnett

Ned Barnett — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:02:45 +0000

Thank you, James, and may God bless your writing and your life in this new year of ours. Any time you find resources not here, please share them with me (this applies to everybody) as I plan to periodically update this list. You can contact me at ned@barnettmarcom.com and include in the title NEW RESOURCE LISTING and I’ll be sure to snag it and add your recommendations to my list.

By: Ned Barnett

Ned Barnett — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:01:18 +0000

Thank you, Jean. I have searched Amy Porterfield, and I will identify links I can share on this resource. And yes, I agree with you about Shelley – I’m taking a “coffee break” right now from watching one of her 90-minute free webinars on marketing. She’s a gem and the real deal.

By: Ned Barnett

Ned Barnett — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:59:21 +0000

Shiela – yes, while I’ve been marketing my books and clients’ books since the mid-80s, all my previous books were royalty-published or ghost-written and the clients got them published. I located these sources from a variety of published sources posted by people I deemed more knowledgeable than I am. I have not had the chance to use many of these services, and do not vouch for them. I figure it’s “buyer beware” out there in such a wild-west marketplace. However, I do know that people who have bad outcomes tend to blame the source, and some organizations or sources that have bad reviews might not be bad (I’ve had to deal with Better Business Bureau a time or two, generally based on complaints from people who either expected something for nothing, or who blamed me when their PR campaigns generated coverage but no sales, because the “product” wasn’t worth it). For example, one client who I gained more than 500 favorable press messages, including interviews on five network/cable news programs (but who refused to sell on Amazon because he wanted all the profits, and had a lame website he used for sales), sent me death threats because he only sold ten ebooks. I delivered on my end, but he expected results he’d already self-sabotaged with his lame website and his refusal to do business with Amazon.

That being said, Shiela, I would be glad to have you identify wonky or unreliable sources I’ve listed; I’ll check them out, and if I agree with you (and I can’t see why I wouldn’t), I’ll remove them from my list.

You can reach me at ned@barnettmarcom.com – please mark the subject line FAULTY RESOURCES (or something like that), so I’ll find it among the hundreds of emails I get most days.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, and please continue the process so I can improve the quality of my resource list.

Ned in Nevada

By: James Medley

James Medley — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:31:06 +0000

This collection of resources for writers is invaluable! THANK YOU so much for researching and sharing it with us. God bless you.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:15:35 +0000

Great list, especially Shelley Hitz group. I would also add anything by Amy Porterfield. She has a wonderful list building course plus great podcast too.

By: Shiela Lambert

Shiela Lambert — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:11:45 +0000

why did you do this? you’re promoting a few known scammers and services proven wasted money.

Are you new to self publishing?
I mean within the past 5 – 7 years